Who is myrrha greek mythology

I noticed that many beautiful people are often getting in trouble… not only the Gods… Such is the life. Happy weekend sweet girl! That is so true!!!! He was only happy with Aphrodite. He got what he deserved. I agree with Inese. This is a scary story, and one that my arbor-thick skull is having a hard time wrapping its mind around.

My ancestors giving birth to human babes… Boy howdy! And Electra? Oh, my! It all turned out for the best. It is a quite odd and intertwined myth… Yes, I am totally with you, dear Uncle Tree… thanks for your witty comment. It is always a pleasure to read your words! I have always loved the Persephone myth and its link with the seasons. Hi Caroline!. Thanks so much!. I am pleased that you enjoyed this post… there are many layers when it comes to myths and their meanings so in this case writing a post on them was definitely worth it!.

Have an excellent week ahead. Wow all of these shenanigans are so complex and intertwined. Thank you very much, dear Jeri! Best wishes to you! Your detailed research and wonderful story telling makes for another excellent post.

Thank you. Thanks a lot, dear Sue… I much appreciate your words over here!. Excellent post, as always, Aquileana! As I was reading this, I thought about what a particularly cruel punishment Aphrodite inflicted upon Myrrha. Not only was Myrrha attracted to her father against her will, but then when she was discovered by him, she was cast out and overcome with shame.

Seems all the more ironic that Aphrodite would be one of the goddesses to take care of Adonis after he was born. Then Andromeda was offered up as a sacrifice to the sea monster to appease it. Thanks for another informative post, Aquileana! Thank you very much for being such a clever and enlightened reader. There is so much complexity in these amazing stories of Greek mythology.

If I were to try and study it alone, I would be very confused. But, your article and wonderful photos explains it clearly, and also makes me very interested in the subject. Once again, many thanks! Hi dear Takami, I am really happy to know that you enjoyed this post … I much appreciate your support and words over here!. Another wonderfully stimulating contribution to our intellectual and emotional lives.

Aquileana, your talent is completely genuine and ever so admirable. With great respect John. What a praise!!! Best wishes! Thank you very much for dropping by and for your thoughtful comment, Imelda.

Thank you very much, dear talker blogger. These emblems and their commentary are very thoughtfully put together, and I enjoyed reading it— as I always do with your posts! Thanks a lot for dropping by dear Chris. Great to know that you enjoyed the post and the symbols related to these myths. Hola Leire, Muchas gracias por tu genial comentari. Thanks a lot for dropping by and for your thoughtful comment, dear Isar!!! A very interesting post.

It brings a whole new meaning to suggesting a man is an Adonis. I liked very much, Aquileana, your explanations of the Electra complex and the interpretation of symbols.

Super informative. Hi Carol. I love the first painting of Myrrha by Jean De Court. He used the Enamel painting technique which was done with powdered glass on sheets of copper on vessels, much like ceramic glaze. Then these were applied to the metal and fired in a kiln. The technique had already been used since earlier times, but used as ornament mainly, but its perfection was accomplished in Limoges, Frances.

Jean de Court served as official portrait painter the to the monarchs of Scotland and France. In , he is recorded as court painter of Mary Queen of Scots, although it is not clear if he had actually accompanied her to Scotland.

See here:. The enamel painting techniques adds a striking luminosity and contrast of colors. It is amazing to see how these family conflicts are intertwined with the cycles of Nature, could it really be?

Persephone was the goddess queen of the underworld, but she was also the goddess of spring growth. Aphrodite was the great Olympian goddess of beauty, love, pleasure and procreation. Myhrra is the link between them both, through Adonis, and so through adulterous and incestuous affairs, the four seasons came to be? Persephone was also entranced by his unearthly beauty and fell in love with the youth, refusing to give him back to Aphrodite.

An argument ensued between Aphrodite and Persephone, resulting in an appeal to Zeus, the heavenly monarch or Calliope in other versions. Zeus decreed that Adonis should spend four months of the year with Aphrodite, four months with Persephone, and four months of the years to himself. Thus, the myth of Adonis provided ancient Greeks with an explanation for the changing seasons.

Hi dear Maria, Great source and good highlighted excerpt… have you noticed that there are equivalents for Adonis in other cultures. Thank you very much for adding more information over here. The less than widely accepted motif of a dying-and-rising god refers to a deity which returns, is resurrected or is reborn, in either a literal or symbolic sense. By the end of the 20th century, scholarly consensus had formed against the reasoning used to suggest the category, and it was generally considered inappropriate from a historical perspective.

Even between Christians there have been similar charges of idolatry levelled, especially by Protestants, towards the Roman Catholic and Orthodox Churches for their veneration of the saints and images. I wish you have a great day ahead.

The Catholic church regarded pantheistic ideas as heresy. Giordano Bruno, an Italian monk who evangelized about an immanent and infinite God, was burned at the stake in by the Catholic Church. He has since become known as a celebrated pantheist and martyr of science.

Bruno influenced many later thinkers including Baruch Spinoza, whose Ethics, finished in , was the major source from which pantheism spread.

Spinoza held the monist view that the two are the same, and monism is a fundamental part of his philosophy. Although the term pantheism was not coined until after his death, Spinoza is regarded as its most celebrated advocate….

The American philosopher Charles Hartshorne used the term Classical Pantheism to describe the deterministic philosophies of Baruch Spinoza, the Stoics, and other like-minded figures. Pantheism All-is-God is often associated with monism All-is-One and some have suggested that it logically implies determinism All-is-Now. It is the first time I heard of enameling painting.. You are right when you highlight the striking lights and contrasts of colors… This style is powerful when it comes to showing details I think!.

There is not much known about this painter, except that he ran a workshop at Limoges, France, and that he served as official portrait painter to the monarchs of Scotland and France, but his way of initialing his works apparently have caused confusion.

Any thoughts on why and incestuous union, created through deception, would create an Adonis? Anything symbolic there? Well I would say that as Myhrra was transformed into a tree Myhrr the incestuous affair was punished there… Adonis was a symbol of Fertility death and rebirth and of everlasting Beauty… There is a clear connection with the growth and death of vegetation through the story of Adonis, as he is a symbol of an annually-renewed, ever-youthful vegetation god.

Besides, he also had his punishment, as he was castrated by a wild boar. Thanks for dropping by… I much appreciated it!. I also love all the lovely images you post here.

I will return to read everything properly when it is not so busy for me. Thanks for your interesting posts! Thanks a lot for dropping by dear Sweet. Great to know that you enjoyed the reading and liked the images!!! Thank you very much for dropping by and taking time to read and comment dear Passion Dew… I am glad to know that you enjoyed this post!

Best wishes. Hi Rachel… You are right! Very well explained — and yes it IS in depth as you had told me when you were writing it I agree! I particularly liked the part about Myrrha being transformed into the myrrh tree as I had not heard that part before. And if I were a tree then I would shelter you from any hurt, AP!

My branches would keep you cool from the sun and provide you with apples from it too BOOM. Excellent writing as always, BGP!!

And as you know… I would never hold you down… I bet you will get the hidden meanings over here! Many hugs…. Thank you very much, dear Rebecca… Glad that you are back and hope to catch up with your posts too… Hugs and best wishes for you! Some daughters do have a crush on their father, but to be attracted sexually to her own father to such a degree that she contemplated suicide must have been terrible. The nurse helped Juliet to meet Romeo, but here the nurse led Myhrra into incest.

Perhaps the nurse should have been punished too! I am truly grateful to read your comment today. I just followed your link to read about the Electra complex. Oxford Reference. Publications Pages Publications Pages. Recently viewed 0 Save Search. Your current browser may not support copying via this button. Subscriber sign in You could not be signed in, please check and try again.

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